Senior Pharmaceutical Attendant

Use Your Power for Purpose

Our breakthroughs would not make it to the hands of patients without our dedicated and agile pharmaceutical manufacturing team. We rely on members who understand the importance and impact of their role in Pfizer’s mission. Patients need colleagues like you who take pride in their work and always strive to improve outcomes. You will help ensure that patients and physicians have the medicines they need when they need them.

What You Will Achieve

In this role, you will:

• Take responsibility for individual contributions to achieve team deliverables, working effectively as a team member and coordinating with others.
• Manage personal time and professional development, being accountable for results.
• Follow standard procedures to complete tasks of varying scope, sequence, and complexity within the agreed timeframe.
• Identify and solve moderately routine problems.
• Complete assignments with moderate supervision using established procedures, referring deviations from standard procedures to the supervisor.
• Ensure work is reviewed for accuracy, quality, and adherence to standards.
• Prepare and operate various components, materials, equipment, and machines in your assigned area, ensuring adequate inventory of parts and materials before starting a production run.
• Adhere strictly to all plant safety and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) regulations.
• Perform in-process quality inspections, and seek to implement process and safety improvements.

Responsible for the preparation and/or operation of various components, materials, equipment, machines including, but not limited to:  any and/or all applicable components, materials, equipment, machines in the assigned area(s). While performing all tasks in a safe manner.
Take the lead on supporting/facilitating OJT (On-the-Job-Training) process signoffs for new and existing colleagues and contractors. Serve as a back-up for Group Leader/Aseptic Production Lead (APL) when absent and support SAP transactions.
 

How You Will Achieve It
•    Support and provide feedback to new and existing colleagues and contractors on requirements for work area.
•    Under the guidance of management, must be able to step in intermittently for Group Leader or APL to meet operational goals.
•    If Group Leader/APL is not available, serves as point of contact for questions and guidance pertaining to running the line, production, and compliance and final accountability for packaged material and product for area of operations.
•    Support SAP transactions as needed for area of operation, order, schedule and consume commodities, send commodities out and finalize process orders.
•    Responsible for escalating personnel behavior and performance concerns to supervisor.
•    Serve as a subject matter expert in room procedures and operations.
•    Maintain proper documentation – batch records, check sheets, logbooks.
•    Perform fill room setup and perform room and equipment sanitation, including work over head.
•    Ensure environmental excursions are kept at an acceptable level.
•    Stay current with training requirements and follow SOPs, cGMPs, batch records, TCPs, BOMs and POPs.
•    Communicate openly and clearly with line personnel and supervision to accomplish manufacturing goals.
•    Promote a positive team environment.
•    Notify Group Leader/Supervisor of all safety issues.

Here Is What You Need (Basic Requirements)
•    High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
•    A minimum 12 months in a Pfizer Pharmaceutical Attendant role.
•    Completed or willing to complete Certified Trainer course.
•    Must be able to make minor mechanical machine adjustments.
•    Must be able to communicate effectively (written and verbally) with line personnel to meet operational and training goals.
•    Work well interdepartmentally, as well as, with all plant departments.
•    Must be capable of performing data entry into calculators and computers.
•    Must be self-motivated, able to work independently and have a problem-solving mindset.
•    Must work to a certain degree, independently with limited supervision.
 

Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements)

• Previous experience in cGMPs (current Good Manufacturing Practices) environment
• Proficiency in using manufacturing software and tools
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to mentor team members

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

•    Must be able to lift 10-20 lbs. frequently and up to 45 lbs. sporadically, including lifting above shoulders.
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